About Me

How I got Here:

When I paint, I learn more about myself and my current state of mind. Painting has taught me a lot about patients and letting go. While in every day life, I am usually not a perfectionist, I find myself picking apart each painting and continually ‘fixing’ small parts of each one. As a friend said, “that just means you are truly passionate about art”.

My Creative Journey

I’ve had creativity my whole life. From painting, to scrapbooking, to clay and jewelry making. I have always had hobbies that I enjoyed in my spare time. When I was in middle school I took a few oil painting lessons and ended up with some great works. But it wasn’t my style and I didn’t paint much again until after college. A couple of classes required acrylic paints and thats when I really found my style. Once I started using acrylics, I continued to paint often. I like that they dry quickly. That allows me to hang them up quickly, and to make sure I don’t spend all day ‘fixing’ one small detail!

I do hope to try oils again one day. They have a great quality to them that allows for incredible blending and detail.

Personally I:

Enjoy spending time with my family

Indulge in chocolate a little too often

Love yoga, art and riding horses

am passionate about animals, and helping others

snort, often. My husband blames me when our kids snort. Haha

love rock first and country music second, plus a little of everything else.

Teaching Art and Meditation

“Don’t try to paint a horse, just paint what you see"

It may sound like weird advice, but thats what worked for me. Once I stopped trying to draw or paint a horse, and simply started to paint what I saw, they came out much better. If you look at a picture of a horse and break down the smaller shapes and shades you can create a beautiful piece.

Behind the Scenes

I don’t have a particular studio space. I move around wherever suits me in that moment. Sometimes at my desk, sometimes at the kitchen table and sometimes outside. All of my paints are stored in a plastic drawer that can go to my painting spot for that day. Everything I need is in that box.